>Has learned that the Park Wood Deli, 342 Erie Avenue, Midland Park was the business lucky enough to have emergency electric power provided gratis by the Village of Ridgewood on Saturday, September 2. On that day, an emergency generator, owned by Ridgewood taxpayers, was delivered to the Park Wood by a uniformed Ridgewood police officer driving a Ridgewood Emergency Services motor vehicle.
Immediately after being delivered, the generator was connected by a Village of Ridgewood recommended electrician. Confirmation of these occurrences was received today from Ridgewood Village Manager, James M. Ten Hoeve.
What service! Who did the deli owner call to make this all happen so quickly? Is there a personal relationship between the deli owner and any Village of Ridgewood hot shots? Were personal favors of any sort provided by the deli owner in return for this “goodwill gesture?” Were any Ridgewood taxpayers who lost power that day provided with such white glove treatment? Doesn’t the Borough of Midland Park own a generator, paid for by its taxpayers, that could have been used instead? Who paid for the electrician’s services? So many questions and so few answers . . .
>always better when its free
>jump through hoops for those free ny giants tickets boys!
>to the ridge wood tax ass. and tax payers. the park wood deli paid for the electrician and the fuel cost.and let me say this that the park wood gives alot to so many at times.dont even worry about it its not worth it.
>Show us the cancelled checks to prove it.
>Next time, check the Yellow Pages and leave our stuff alone.
>didnt someone get fired for borrowing village equipment
>Pjblogger,
Gee, since when is being a good neighbor wrong. I believe the tree that fell was located in Ridgewood. The business is located in Midland Park. If a tree on my property fell taking out my neighbors electricity and effectively shutting his business down and potentially costing him a serious amount of money and I had a generator to lend to him I most certainly would.
Sounds to me like you would just smile at your neighbor and say, gee I am sorry that my tree fell disconnecting your power. I would lend you my generator but it is for emergencies at my house only.
I am glad I don’t live next to you!
It sounds to me like you are mad because your home was without power and the Village didn’t help you personally. Get over it.
>maybe you should realize that the deli was kept running so it could supply food for village work crews (public safety and shade tree and others) that were working overtime and trying to get the town up and running again.
>Actually, 2 people were discharged in the recent past for “borrowing.” A parks department supervisor and a police department lieutenant.
>The info man, you need help with your grammar and punctuation. Come back and post when you can form a complete thought. Readers will be able to understand what you are trying to say.
To the other poster who talks about being a good neighbor, put down Marx and get off your high horse. Your analogy is pathetic. A private citizen can loan their personal equipment to others, which is their choice. Is it right, if your tree fell and knocked out my power, for you to say hey here is my other neighbors’ generator? Feel free to use it I am sure they won’t mind even though their power is also off.
I am glad I don’t loan you my personal property.
Why didn’t the municipal government of Midland Park loan their generator to the deli? Why should the Village loan the equipment, paid for by the Village taxpayers, to a private business located outside of the Village? Village residents were without power during this time. Is a private business outside of the Village more important than the residents of the Village? It would be one thing if this was a major crisis but it was only a small power outage that started the day after the storm.
Lord, even the Village Idiot isn’t as dumb as the both of you.
>That’s right, logger, you gots to be neighborly like. Becaws its your sponsibility to be supply’n everybody with everthang they be needen. That’s what yous been payn taxes for: so them e-leets can decides who gets and who gots. And they don’t gots to explains nothing to you because yous aint one of them e-leets. So sits down, pays up, stop your fuss’n and pays your taxes, logger, so them e-leets can takes that there moneys and spends it without worrin about people like you askin so many damn questions. Don’t you knows them e-leets knows more than you…
>It’s amazing, the Scarecrow from the wizard of OZ does live and his name is: OBJECTS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR ARE BEHIND YOU. Apparently you weren’t paying attention! Ridgewood did not offer to have Wyckoff’s generator loaned to the business. Ridgewood loaned the generator to the business.
You’re the kind of person who thinks if it doesn’t benefit me then it shouldn’t benefit anyone! You would have rather had the generator parked somewhere doing nothing then help someone or anyone else out. Now that’s really thoughtful and insightful! I hope sometime when your in need someone tells you “sorry” your need doesn’t benefit me so I can’t help you!
You make the Village Idiot look like a Genius
>Keep the spin alive boys and protect your free NY Giants tickets!
>One final thing OBJECTS IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR ARE BEHIND YOU…I hope you eventually find a brain!
>If the generator was sitting idle and available for use, why wasn’t it transported to a RIDGEWOOD neighborhood that was without power. Several TAX PAYING residences could have been provided with power instead of one NON TAX PAYING business.
>PJ,
Your pissing off a lot of people. I find this interesting to watch as the village snobs wiggle under the pressure.
Keep up the good work.
>ATT TO ALL, THAT GENERATOR, GESS WHAT THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO EMERGENCY SERVICES, FROM THE STATE TO HELP NOT JUST RIDGEWOOD BUT OTHERS IN NEED.SO ITS TO BE YO– USED IN OTHER TOWNS TO . MANY OTHER TOWNS DO NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPT.DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY COMES FROM THE STATE, COUNTY, AND THE FED,S SO DONT CRY ANY MORE MY BOY.
>WE ALL LOVE THE FOOD, IT, BLOWS A, WAY THE CHESTNUT DELI ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.THE GUYS THAT JUST TOOK OVER THE PLACE. ITS A REAL JOKE AND THE PRICES. COME ON TOO HI FOR ME. OWELL I GESS I WILL NOT EAT AT THAT PLACE ANN MORE.AND THE GUYS THAT OWEN IT THEY DONT EVEN COOK ,HA,HA, DO YOU NO WHAT THEY DO THEY BRING THE FOOD TO PLACES HOO CALL UP.WHAT A BIG JOKE. RITE DAN THE MAN AND THE REST OF YOU BUMS.
>sorry big boy but the state sucks ridgewood dry
>BOY YOU ARE RITE ABOUT THAT DELI ON CHESTNUT ST, THEY DO SUCK.
>I LIKE TO GO TO WILLKS ,DO YOU, TELL ME.
>The banter and smack talk has been histerical and helped me get through my work day.
I can’t believe that the village actually authorized this use to support one (1) business not even in our town when many other locations were in greater need. To suggest that this deli was the only one available to serve and assist EMS and other village workers is rediculous. Its not like there weren’t any other businesses open. Even if a village tree did knock down his service
– unless he had called to complain about the tree prior to the storm and nothing was done which is possible –
the village can not be held responsible for natural disasters…
Unless there are other facts this is a clear flagrant misuse of village equipment and resources and should be added to the long list of things that the village council needs to be held accountable for.
>all i can say that its a good place to eat.the n.j.devil.
>First of all I dont know where you get off on saying Parkwood is in Midland Park. He is half MP half RW and pays taxes to both towns so get your facts straight. Second he is always giving goodwill gestures to RW anytime the village needs something no matter what time or day he opens for them. So again before you post a comment please know your facts. I am starting to loose faith in the blog because half of the stuff is not true. The funny part is many people are up in arms about a generator when frank Moritz JR does the hokey pokey on some mans car and gets away with it. What should we really be concerened about?
>Sees, I tolds you them e-leets knows everything…
>Is Bob Greenlaw still around? He ate half that place on a regular basis. Maybe he didn’t want to lose his potential feeding trough.
>o, stop you are all just abunch of cry babyes.a lest the food is better then chestnut st.
>a iam, liveing in the town for a long time and your rite about the delis in town they all ways took care of the town workers i all ways seen it the chestnut delion chestnut not that good for 3 times i was in that stop .now kim at the bagle place is the best place to go and he,s the best.he takes care of the hole town i like to say thank you for all you do for the working guy.
>we need food thats it and only that so hoo cares about the hokeee pokeeeeeeeeee i cant do the dance can you.